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LPGA record title winner Whitworth dies at 83

LPGA record title winner Whitworth dies at 83

Kathy Whitworth, the most successful LPGA golfer with a record 88 titles, has died at the age of 83, the women's tour announced Sunday.

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Several foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff

Several foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff

Several foreign aid groups announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.

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Fabian O'Neill, hailed by Zidane as 'most talented player ever', dead at 49

Fabian O'Neill, hailed by Zidane as 'most talented player ever', dead at 49

Former Uruguay international midfielder Fabian O'Neill, once hailed by Zinedine Zidane as "the most talented player" he'd ever seen, died Sunday after a long battle with alcoholism. He was 49.

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'Disaster' for Newcastle not to have 'unique' Saint-Maximin

'Disaster' for Newcastle not to have 'unique' Saint-Maximin

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe hailed French winger Allan Saint-Maximin as "unique" on Sunday, insisting it was a "disaster" when he was unavailable.

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Savage US blizzard leaves 26 dead, power outages, travel snarls

Savage US blizzard leaves 26 dead, power outages, travel snarls

A relentless winter storm brought Christmas Day danger and misery to millions of Americans Sunday as intense snow and frigid cold gripped parts of the eastern United States, with weather-related deaths rising to at least 26.

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US Open win '10 million times better,' says Fitzpatrick

US Open win '10 million times better,' says Fitzpatrick

English golfer Matt Fitzpatrick says his shock US Open triumph was "10 million times better" than he had ever imagined.

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Six killed in Spain after bus plunges into river

Six killed in Spain after bus plunges into river

Six people died and two were injured after a bus plunged into a river overnight while crossing a bridge in Spain's northwestern Galicia region, officials said Sunday.

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Struggling Wolves sign Cunha from Atletico on loan

Struggling Wolves sign Cunha from Atletico on loan

Atletico Madrid striker Matheus Cunha on Sunday agreed a loan deal with rock-bottom English Premier League side Wolves, the Spanish club announced.

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Demonstration for Belgian held in Iran calls for his release

Demonstration for Belgian held in Iran calls for his release

Supporters of a Belgian aid worker being held in Iran staged a Christmas Day protest in Brussels to demand his immediate release, with a spokesman questioning why a prisoner swap treaty was stalled.

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22 dead as savage US blizzard cuts power, snarls travel

22 dead as savage US blizzard cuts power, snarls travel

More than 200,000 Americans woke up without power on Christmas morning as a days-long winter megastorm that hammered several eastern US states Sunday left more than 20 people dead.

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